Contact & Solve

Contact & Solve is an art project.

Contact & Solve is English.
It means:
Contact and solution.
The project uses art.
Art should connect people.

It is about pluralism.
Pluralism means:
Many different opinions are important.

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What is it about in general?

There was a special event.
The event was a symposium.

A symposium means:
A meeting.
People talk with each other.
They share ideas.

The event was interactive.

Interactive means:
Everyone could take part.

Experts from many fields joined.
For example from:
Politics.
Science.
Business.
Education.
Art.
Activism.

The event took place in Brussels.

Brussels is an important city in Europe.
The European Union is in Brussels.
Short form: E. U.

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What is it about exactly?

The event was created together
with the EU office
of the Fraunhofer Institute in Brussels.

The organizers wanted to show:
How can people work well together?
Who are the right partners?
How can difficult topics be explained well?

The event had several parts.

It started at the Natural History Museum in Brussels.
After that, there was a walk
past the European Parliament.

Later there was a video connection.
The connection went to another country.
There was a museum for sustainability.

Sustainable means:
People can benefit from it for a long time.

All participants shared something.
They shared their knowledge.
They shared their experiences.

There is also a short documentary.

The documentary shows:
How cooperation works.
Why your own attitude is important.

Attitude means:
Your thoughts are important.
Your opinion is important.
Other people want to know
what you think and feel.

Feelings help to understand things.

One important point is:
Fun is very important.
Fun helps with learning.
Fun helps create a fair society.

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The premiere was on
3 December 2024.

The concept and direction were by:
Dominik Breuer
and Gunnar Seidel.

Participants were:
Irina Ries,
Gunnar Seidel,
and Dominik Breuer.

The production was by Julia Opitz.

The event was created together with:
the Fraunhofer EU Office in Brussels,
the Natural History Museum Brussels,
GC De Maalbeek,
and the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy.

Photos

The photos were taken by Rolf K. Wegst.
Taken in the Natural History Museum Brussels.